All Saturday Canal Walks begin at 10 AM, unless noted. Meeting Places are designated with “(MP)” in the walk description. Contact information for Program Leaders is below. If emailing, use “D&R Canal” in subject header.

Sunday, January 27 – 2:00 p.m. Two-Canal Walk. Meet outside of the Lambertville Station restaurant, near the caboose. We will begin on the D&R Feeder on the New Jersey side and then cross the Delaware River towalk along the Delaware Canal in New Hope. Cookies and hot chocolate await at the locktender’s home.Free, but donations are welcome and appreciated. Leader: Bob Barth

Sunday in June – 2:00 p.m. D&R Canal Watch Annual Meeting at the Griggstown Muletenders Barracks.Date and speaker to be announced.Contact Linda Barth at 908-240-0488 or barthlinda123@aol.com. GPS address is 4Griggstown Causeway, Princeton (Building is in the Griggstown section of Franklin Township, not in Princeton).

Saturday, June 8 - 10:00 a.m. 5.8m Walk – East Millstone to Lock 11 (MP) in South Bound Brook, across from the post office on Canal Road at Madison Street. Short walk is 2.7m to Zarephath. East Millstone May be small today, but it was once a booming factory and transportation hub. The Pillar of Fire site at Zarephath, and S. Bound Brook’s GAF factory redesign along the canal is a model of adaptive reuse.Leader: Pamela V’Combe

Saturday, August 10 - 10:00 a.m. Walk - 6.2 m. Walk- Washington Crossing to Ellarslie, the Trenton City Museum in Cadwalader Park (MP). We will pass by old quarries near Wilburtha and Upper Ferry Road, several historic canal structures, stop gates, a spillway, an aqueduct, and other historic features. Short walk is 3.6-mile walk to Scudder’s Falls.

Saturday, September 14 - 10:00 a.m. Walk – 5.7m Bulls Island to Holcombe Jimison Farm (MP). Starting at the D&R Feeder Canal origins, we will pass an early 18th milling village on the confluence of the Delaware River and Wickecheoke Creek, pass through Stockton, and conclude at a historical farm site. Short walk is 3m to Prallsville Mills. Leader: Pamela V’Combe

Saturday, September 14 - 11:00-5:00, Spirit of the Jerseys State History Fair, Monmouth Battlefield State Park. Experience five centuries of New Jersey’s history all in one place—a historical festival for all ages. This free, award-winning event, rain or shine, annually draws more than 5,000 visitors. The fair is a fun-filled adventure into New Jersey’s past with living history demonstrations, military reenactors, tours, exhibits, period music and dance, and historical organizations and museums from around the state. There are plenty of hands-on activities for kids and adults, from learning the art of paper marbling to participating in historical games; to plowing a furrow or participating in a military drill. This is a chance to see the new visitor center at Monmouth Battlefield, 16 Highway 33 Business, Manalapan Township, NJ 07726; 732-462-9616. Rain date: September 15.

Saturday, October 12 - 10:00 a.m. Walk - 5.4 miles on the D&R Canal towpath from Fireman’s Eddy to Prallsville Mill (MP) The tour will include the historic remnants of the feeder canal outlet lock to the river, other historic canal structures and expansive views across river. Short walk is 2.6-mile walk to the Holcombe-Jimison Farm. Leader: Pamela V’Combe

Friday, November 1 - 7:00-11:00 p.m. Star-gazing along the canal. Griggstown Star Gazing. Join us at the Griggstown Grassland Preserve for an evening of stargazing. The planet Mars will be visible in the south. The Andromeda Galaxy, the farthest object that can be seen with the unaided eye, will be high in the sky. We will be looking at star clusters, open clusters and planetary nebulae in the Milky Way. The GrasslandPreserve is located at 1091 Canal Road in Griggstown. Space is limited. Please register by contacting Wayne Petko (wpetko02@gmail.com).

Saturday, November 9 - 10:00 a.m. Walk 5.3 m Fireman’s Eddy to Washington Crossing (MP @ Nelson House). See the emerging grassland/meadows restoration project, riparian and edge habitats supporting a large variety wildlife. Along the way, a stroll through the picturesque and historic Titusville, ending at the site of the famous Christmas Eve Crossing. Short walk option is the 4.1-mile walk to Church Road in Titusville. Leader: Pamela V’Combe